Describe characters, setting, and major events in a story using key details.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Rules and Cooperation: What is the purpose of school? Why is it important to work together at school? How do rules and expectations help us to be successful?
Supporting Materials
*The following resources have been identified as helpful when teaching both the priority standards and the big idea as well as answering the guiding questions.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Because Brian Hugged His Mother
Officer Bucket and Gloria
The Little Enging That Could
Fox at School
Swimmy
Cat and Dog at School
The Ant and the Elephant
Froggy Goes to School
Rules, Rules, Rules
Teamwork
Know & Follow Rules
The Recess Queen
Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
Brand New Kid
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
The Art Lesson
Morris Goes to School
Franklin Goes to School
Arthur Goes to School
Clifford Goes to School
The Wednesday Surprise
The Alphabet Tree
Cat & Dog (Rose Ann Williams little book)
Big Al
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Unit 2- 3
Priority Standards:
Literature 1 (Unit 2):
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Informational 3 (Unit 3):
Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Informational 4 (Unit 4):
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Living and Non-Living Things: What are the characteristics of living and non-living things? What makes a living thing different from a non-living thing? What do living things need to stay alive?
Supporting Materials:
The Wednesday Suprise by Eve Bunting (Lit. 1 Support)
Comprehension Toolkit: Asking Questions, Activate and Connect
Unit 4
Priority Standard:
Literature 3:
Describe characters, setting, and major events in a story using key details.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Roles and Responsibilities: What is a community? What makes a good community member? What are my responsibilities in the community?
Supporting Materials:
Unit 5
Priority Standard:
Informational 9:
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Me on the Map: Where is my place in the world? What makes makes my community different from another? How do we show respect for people from different communities?
Unit 6
Priority Standard:
Literature 1 and Informational 1:
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Fantasy and Realism: What are the characteristics of fantasy and realism? How do author's use fantasy and realism to share their message?
Unit 1
Priority Standard:
Literature 3:
Describe characters, setting, and major events in a story using key details.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Rules and Cooperation: What is the purpose of school? Why is it important to work together at school? How do rules and expectations help us to be successful?
Supporting Materials
*The following resources have been identified as helpful when teaching both the priority standards and the big idea as well as answering the guiding questions.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Because Brian Hugged His Mother
Officer Bucket and Gloria
The Little Enging That Could
Fox at School
Swimmy
Cat and Dog at School
The Ant and the Elephant
Froggy Goes to School
Rules, Rules, Rules
Teamwork
Know & Follow Rules
The Recess Queen
Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
Brand New Kid
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
The Art Lesson
Morris Goes to School
Franklin Goes to School
Arthur Goes to School
Clifford Goes to School
The Wednesday Surprise
The Alphabet Tree
Cat & Dog (Rose Ann Williams little book)
Big Al
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Unit 2- 3
Priority Standards:
Literature 1 (Unit 2):
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Informational 3 (Unit 3):
Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Informational 4 (Unit 4):
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Living and Non-Living Things: What are the characteristics of living and non-living things? What makes a living thing different from a non-living thing? What do living things need to stay alive?
Supporting Materials:
The Wednesday Suprise by Eve Bunting (Lit. 1 Support)
Comprehension Toolkit: Asking Questions, Activate and Connect
Unit 4
Priority Standard:
Literature 3:
Describe characters, setting, and major events in a story using key details.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Roles and Responsibilities: What is a community? What makes a good community member? What are my responsibilities in the community?
Supporting Materials:
Unit 5
Priority Standard:
Informational 9:
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Me on the Map: Where is my place in the world? What makes makes my community different from another? How do we show respect for people from different communities?
Unit 6
Priority Standard:
Literature 1 and Informational 1:
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Big Idea and Guiding Questions:
Fantasy and Realism: What are the characteristics of fantasy and realism? How do author's use fantasy and realism to share their message?